
It is not only low-to-mid-stakes grinders hitting the 50/50 Series events because the fields are frequented by some stellar names. The Brazilian came out on top of a 4,091-strong field to receive a $17,763 payday, leaving second-place finisher "sessezinho," also of Brazil, to head into the night with $11,278 reasons to be cheerful.

More recently, Event #22 paid out $185,890, with the lion's share going to "Mrpecooo" of Brazil. Victory came with $34,810, which is still the largest single cash of the 50/50 Series through the opening 25 events. "Jakub_Odvar" was the tournament's champion.

The runner-up was "Sm0k3_I_T799" of Germany they banked $24,848.

"Rakete222" of Germany finished fourth and walked away with $11,102, third-place went to Brazil's "ricardorfn," a finish worth $15,543. All that extra prize money in the pot resulted in the top four finishers walking away with five-figure scores for their $50 investment sixth place was only just short of $10,000+, too. More than 9,000 players turned out in force for the first 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder, ensuring the $400,000 guaranteed prize pool was surpassed by $10,731.
